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Q1
According to geologic and geographical research, Pompeii sits on a ..... of lava about 40 meters above sea level. On August 24, 79 AD, it was dominated by a supposedly extinct volcano, Mt. Vesuvius. But on that morning, Vesuvius came alive and terrified residents experienced a hurricane of eruptive materials and gas, dying on the streets as they tried to escape.
(*) spur
(*) butte
(*) prominent
(*) mesa